Dr. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has delivered a strong message to the management and staff of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), urging them to change their mindset and approach to their work. She emphasized that the status quo will no longer be acceptable.
In a statement released by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Edu addressed the NEDC’s management team at its headquarters in Maiduguri. She stressed the importance of adopting a new strategy that aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda, which aims to reduce poverty and humanitarian crises in the region.
Dr. Edu expressed disappointment with the work attitude of the Commission’s top management staff and highlighted the need for collaboration and partnership within the organization to fulfill its mandate effectively. She emphasized that under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, teamwork is essential, and the Commission must eliminate duplication and wastage of resources.
This statement indicates that Dr. Betta Edu is pushing for a more efficient and collaborative approach within the NEDC to better serve the development and poverty alleviation goals in the North East region.
“Enough of the joke. Working in silos and poor coordination will not give Nigeria results. We can’t continue with business as usual. Please let us make a u-turn leave, politics of division, and face the job. Nigerians are waiting.
“President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima are working together on how to reduce poverty and humanitarian crises in Nigeria, and this Commission is very strategic to the people of North Eastern part of Nigeria to drive the agenda. “You must, therefore, fasten your belt and be goal-oriented. The only thing I want to see and hear is the result, and teamwork is key to achieving this, “she stressed.
The Minister challenged the management of the commission to come up with strategic plans on how to lift people of the region out of poverty and humanitarian crises. Providing durable solutions and capital projects that will lead to development and poverty alleviation
Edu said: “I believe the management team in this hall can bring about the much-needed change to enable us to see a different result. “I challenge you to jettison the conventional ways of doing things, the era of politics is over, so, please, give us results, sit down on the roundtable to implement the master plan of the Commission aligning it with the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr President”
Dr. Edu appealed to some of the development partners in attendance, including UNFPA, UNICEF, IOM, and WFO, to reprioritize the Government’s mandate and key into the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Executive Director, Administration, and Finance of the Commission, Dr. Garba Abubakar Illiya, who responded on behalf of the management team, assured the Minister that the message of collaboration and partnership was well received by them, saying they will henceforth work as a team to achieve success.
He promised the Commission would work with the minister to enable speedy implementation of its ten-year Development and Stabilization master plan.
